Climate averages 1991–2020
Gainesville weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Gainesville: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 10.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 60 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 17 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jacksonville (99 km away). In December its highs average 18.6°C, 1.3°C cooler than Gainesville, with 58 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Gainesville ranks joint 37th of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 215th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Gainesville is 9.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 18.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 60 mm to 74 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Gainesville climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.6°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 74 | 7.7 | 10.510 h |
| February | 20.4°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 64 | 6.9 | 11.111 h |
| March | 23.3°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 80 | 7.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 57 | 6.6 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 70 | 8.9 | 13.614 h |
| June | 31.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 135 | 18.6 | 14.014 h |
| July | 31.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 136 | 20.5 | 13.814 h |
| August | 31.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 147 | 21.3 | 13.213 h |
| September | 29.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 107 | 14.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.9°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 57 | 7.7 | 11.511 h |
| November | 22.9°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 40 | 5.3 | 10.711 h |
| December, selected | 20.0°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 60 | 6.6 | 10.310 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Jacksonville in DecemberUnited States · 99 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 10.6°C · 58 mm rain
- Palm Coast in DecemberUnited States · 108 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 13.7°C · 51 mm rain
- Spring Hill in DecemberUnited States · 132 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 61 mm rain
- Deltona in DecemberUnited States · 133 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.0°C · 53 mm rain
- Daytona Beach in DecemberUnited States · 135 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 14.0°C · 59 mm rain
- Orlando in DecemberUnited States · 154 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Alafaya in DecemberUnited States · 162 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 13.2°C · 49 mm rain
- Lakeland in DecemberUnited States · 183 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.9°C · 46 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Gainesville) is explained once on the Gainesville year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.